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enTexas Bikers Arrested After Waco Shootout Say They Are Innocenthttp://whqr.org/post/texas-bikers-arrested-after-waco-shootout-say-they-are-innocent
In May, a fight between two rival motorcycle clubs turned into a bloodbath in Waco, Texas. Nine people were shot dead, and at least<strong> </strong>20 were injured.<p>In the end, 177 people were arrested and jailed on charges of engaging in organized crime.<p>But many of them say they had nothing to do with these "outlaw" motorcycle clubs — and nothing to do with the violence.<p>Among them are Walt and Ester Weaver.Tue, 07 Jul 2015 20:35:00 +0000Kelly McEvers75775 at http://whqr.orgTexas Bikers Arrested After Waco Shootout Say They Are InnocentPolice, Civilians Navigate Tense Relationship On LA's Skid Row http://whqr.org/post/police-civilians-navigate-tense-relationship-las-skid-row
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Police%2C+Civilians+Navigate+Tense+Relationship+On+LA%27s+Skid+Row+&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA4MDc0NDkyMDEzMTQ4ODU0MTE0OGNiNg004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: <p>On March 1, police shot and killed an unarmed homeless man on Skid Row in Los Angeles. Skid Row is about 20 square blocks of downtown LA. Thousands of people there live on the streets in tents, shelters or in subsidized housing. The police presence is heavy.Wed, 01 Apr 2015 20:39:00 +0000Kelly McEvers70393 at http://whqr.orgQuiz Time! Take A Guess At These Presidential Tech Firstshttp://whqr.org/post/quiz-time-take-guess-these-presidential-tech-firsts
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR.Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:00:00 +0000Kelly McEvers68252 at http://whqr.orgFamily's Long Fight With Pentagon Returns Name To Unknown Soldierhttp://whqr.org/post/pentagon-identifies-world-war-ii-veteran-featured-nprpropublica-investigation
The remains of a World War II soldier who died in a prisoner of war camp in the Philippines — and the subject of a joint <a href="http://apps.npr.org/grave-science/">NPR</a>/<a href="http://www.propublica.org/article/missing-in-action-us-military-slow-to-identify-service-members">ProPublica</a> investigation last year — have been identified as Pvt. Arthur "Bud" Kelder. His identification came after a long legal battle between his family and the Pentagon.<p>Kelder, who enlisted in the Army in 1941, served as a dental assistant in Manila, and then ended up on the Bataan Peninsula.Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:18:00 +0000Kelly McEvers67230 at http://whqr.orgFamily's Long Fight With Pentagon Returns Name To Unknown SoldierSaudi King Abdullah, Who Laid Foundation For Reform, Dieshttp://whqr.org/post/saudi-king-abdullah-who-laid-foundation-reform-dies
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia has died. He was 90 and had been hospitalized for a lung infection.<p>Abdullah was born before Saudi Arabia was even a country. It was the early 1920s, and his father, Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, set out to conquer the tribes of the Arabian Peninsula.Fri, 23 Jan 2015 00:40:00 +0000Kelly McEvers67078 at http://whqr.orgSaudi King Abdullah, Who Laid Foundation For Reform, DiesAnother Shooting Puts Albuquerque Police Back In The Spotlighthttp://whqr.org/post/another-shooting-puts-albuquerque-police-back-spotlight
On Tuesday night, officers shot and killed a suspect who they say fired at them. Earlier this week, the county district attorney said she would seek murder charges against two other officers in the shooting of a homeless man last year. <div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR.Wed, 14 Jan 2015 21:51:00 +0000Kelly McEvers66685 at http://whqr.orgOne Village's Story: How Ebola Began And How It Endshttp://whqr.org/post/one-villages-story-how-ebola-began-and-how-it-ends
There's a clearing in the jungle in central Liberia that now serves as an Ebola burial ground. Every day, a woman who works as a nurse in the nearby Ebola treatment unit, or ETU, changes from her scrubs into traditional dress, walks into that clearing and sings a song of mourning.<p>The song is meant to prepare the space for the dead. There is a burial every day. So far, nearly 100 people have been buried in this clearing.Tue, 02 Dec 2014 22:40:00 +0000Kelly McEvers64674 at http://whqr.orgOne Village's Story: How Ebola Began And How It EndsCampaign Rallies Resume In Liberia, Raising Uncertainty Over Ebola Riskhttp://whqr.org/post/campaign-rallies-resume-liberia-raising-uncertainty-over-ebola-risk
In Liberia, the number of new cases of Ebola is going down, but the risk has not been eliminated. To help contain the disease, schools are set to be closed until March.<p>But a national Senate election, which was postponed once, is now set for mid-December. That means campaigning — which means crowds.<p>Back in August and September, when a hundred people were getting Ebola a day, Monrovia was a ghost town. Ebola treatment units were full and regular hospitals were closed. Some people died in the streets.Sun, 30 Nov 2014 22:29:00 +0000Kelly McEvers64562 at http://whqr.orgCampaign Rallies Resume In Liberia, Raising Uncertainty Over Ebola RiskEbola Is Changing Course In Liberia. Will The U.S. Military Adapt?http://whqr.org/post/ebola-changing-course-liberia-will-us-military-adapt
The Ebola outbreak started in rural areas, but by June it had reached Liberia's capital, Monrovia.<p>By August, the number of people contracting the Ebola virus in the country was doubling every week. The Liberian government and aid workers begged for help.<p>Enter the U.S. military, who along with other U.S. agencies had a clear plan in mid-September to build more Ebola treatment units, or ETUs. At least one would be built in the major town of each of Liberia's 15 counties.Tue, 25 Nov 2014 22:59:00 +0000Kelly McEvers64375 at http://whqr.orgEbola Is Changing Course In Liberia. Will The U.S. Military Adapt?As Ebola Pingpongs In Liberia, Cases Disappear Into The Junglehttp://whqr.org/post/ebola-ping-pongs-liberia-cases-disappear-jungle
There's a new phase of Ebola in Liberia. Epidemiologists call it pingponging.<p>Back in March, the disease was found in the rural areas. Then as people came to the capital to seek care, it started growing exponentially there. Now, some sick people are going back to their villages, and the disease has pingponged to the rural areas again.<p>So that's where we're headed — into the hot, thick jungle of Liberia to investigate a new Ebola hotspot.<p>Our day with the team of Ebola investigators starts at 3 a.m.Tue, 25 Nov 2014 08:51:00 +0000Kelly McEvers64326 at http://whqr.orgAs Ebola Pingpongs In Liberia, Cases Disappear Into The Jungle